Last night I removed all the components from my M70. Front sight, gas block, handguard retainer, trunnion and front sight block.
I did not have too much trouble removing anything but the front sight block and the barrel pin. The gas block was slightly oxidized but gave easy enough.
The barrel is trash but I need it for measurements.
Used emory cloth to lightly clean out debris and to smooth out the parts.All of them look good so I need the barrels.

I called my local ffl and he said he might be able to turn those barrels down for me. I left my old barrel there so he could check measurements with a caliper. Nice guy it seems.

E-mailed Zastava factory about certain specs, and to see if we are allowed to import certain accessories. We will see.

Later I am going to work on the bolthead and get it opened to fit the .308.
I am going to use a dremel tool for this. It does not need much milling. the extractor needs shaved back also. This will have to be done carefully, But I dont think that it will be difficult, there is plenty of material to work with.

Man these Yugo's are nice guns. I sure would like good barrels on them.

I might have to fabicate my own reciever for this. Someone on this sight did this allredy. I believe he made his own dies for the bulges and everything. Well he inspired me so.. It is possible. I will be tying to make a slightly longer that average reciever to accept the G3 mags I hope it will works.

I will keep post on the progress. I know many people on this board would like to have an AK in 7.62 nato. These yugos are perfect for this project. With the barrel ban comming it might be just as cost effective to build a .308 as it is a 7.62x39.

I ground down the bolt head to take the .308. I did this by using a dremel cut off wheal that I ground down to a small diameter (about 3/8ths of an inch) and carefully ground away at the perimeter of the bolt face . The extractor was put in a vice and ground with the same cut off wheel. I assembled the bolt, and the casing fits nice and tight. I will do a final check when I get the barrel in the trunnion.